Faculty FAQs

Faculty FAQs

All faculty and staff are eligible for a Villa Maria technology account. These accounts have been setup upon initial employment.

To activate your account:

You must read the College’s Computer Room Policies and Procedures and Internet Acceptable User Policies.

You must submit (to Computer Services, the Library or Admissions) a signed Employee Account Agreement indicating that you will abide by the terms of the documents stated above and that you understand that downloads of copyrighted material are illegal and will subject you to College disciplinary action and possible criminal and civil penalties.

Agreement forms are located in the Open Computer Lab (Rm. 13), Computer Services Offices (Rooms 10, 11, and 13) or in the Library.

First, make sure you’re typing the right username in all lower cases, with no spaces: your last name, first letter of the first name, and first letter of your middle name.

Example: John Q. Public would be publicjq.

The password for faculty and staff technology accounts is the information you provided when submitting your Account Agreement Form.

If you’re still having problems logging on, stop by the Open Computer Lab, Room 13, or the Computer Services, Room 10 or 11, or call (716) 961-1841, (716) 961-1819, (716) 961-1820, or (716) 961-1817.

If you did not submit your required account form, your account will be deactivated and will only be activated when the form is completed and submitted. If you tried logging on more than three times, and your account has been locked out, Computer Services can unlock your account for you.

Logon procedures have been posted in each of the computer labs: Room 13, Room L-30 (Palisano Lab), and the Library. The staff in the Library, Academic Success Center, and at Computer Services will gladly assist you with the proper logon procedures.

Take a computer course or a computer-related course, such as Microcomputer Applications I (CCS 102), which will provide you with a basic introduction to computer usage, terminology, and software applications.

You can access your e-mail through Webmail. Go to www.villa.edu and click on the envelope icon in the upper right, then type in your username and password. Your username is your last name, the first letter of your first name, and the first letter of your middle name, all lower case with no spaces.

Example:

John Q. Public Username: publicjq

Your password is the information provided when you submitted your Account Agreement Form.

Computer Services will be happy to recommend some sources for computer purchases and answer any questions you may have regarding those purchases. The College Bookstore carries a variety of computer equipment, software and hardware. The Bookstore staff can also assist you with computer purchases.

The threat of viruses is real. Protect yourself, your work and your computer. Don’t open e-mail from unknown senders or those with no (or an unusual) subject line. Never give anyone your username and password.

WIFI access is currently available throughout the entire College complex. Villa Net is used for unsecure access to the Internet.

Keep in mind that the wireless network is designed as a “shared” medium; as a result, downloading large files from the Internet will affect WIFI speed and responsiveness and disrupt service for all WIFI users.

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